Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 102 The End of the First Semester

"Eh——what kind of magic is that? It's so scary. Or rather, whether it's Levis or the mysterious wizard before, are the things they are using really the same system of magic as yours? There's such a huge difference!"

When the afterglow of the "solar eclipse" in the sky had dissipated, the huge wooden hand that stretched out from the ground also retracted into the ground and turned into a forest. Like everyone else, the Bathing Goddess, who had held her breath for a long time, finally cried out.

The Bathing Goddess seemed to have forgotten that her voice was now heard by many people, and that she sometimes still needed to maintain her status as a goddess.

However, the crowd was still immersed in shock and obviously had no time to care about these things.

There were a lot of whispers, but the most special one was
"Ah ...

The mayor of Murri Town was seen kneeling on the ground with his hands on his head. He looked at the sky whose blush had not faded away and suddenly collapsed.

"." "."

In fact, the reason for this phenomenon is that it is just the time, it was around noon and now it is already dusk.

The people around him looked at him speechlessly, and then kept a slight distance from him.

They actually dared to shout "Tree Witch" or something like that. They didn't want to be splattered with blood.

And there are only a few people as crazy as the mayor.

More students from the magic academy just talked about it with burning eyes and great interest. Their eyes were filled with hope for the future. But they didn't know that the Earls Higher School of Magic would never be able to train a second "Tree Witch". Or in other words, the current Tree Witch was not trained by the academy.

Not long after, Levis, who had been feeling somewhat depressed since Tas was assassinated at the beginning of the school year, stuffed her wand back into the strange space, and flew back slowly with a refreshed look on her face.

"How are the fireworks, my beloved disciple? Are they pretty?"

Levis, who finally found an opportunity to prove that the mysterious wizard was really nothing in front of her, raised her chin proudly towards Ritas.

"Dean"

Shaking his head slowly, Ritas, who had been silent all this time, finally opened his mouth.

He only had time to utter one word before a large amount of blood mixed with pieces of internal organs spurted out of his mouth, and then he fell straight down.

"!"

On this day, another talented wizard personally proved that the academic community's ban on the use and research of teleportation magic was justified.

During his sleep, Ritas had a long dream.

And, inevitably, I met John in my dreams.

Perhaps it was because of Ritas's current senses that reflected his memories. Although John was a little thinner when he was a student in the dream than when he was young, his face never had any trace of immaturity.

It was as if John had been a "finished product" for a long time.

As time passed in the dream, the scene advanced to the moment when the two people confronted each other in the maze.

Ritas's teleportation magic circle was successfully activated, and John was also included.

However, just as John had used a strange method to pick off the "Core of Desire" in the distance before, at the moment the transmission began, a scene that Ritas could not understand appeared.

It was a pure white space with no one except Ritas and John.

The owner of that space was undoubtedly John. As for Ritas, he could only listen and watch in that space, unable to move, unable to breathe, and unable to have a heartbeat.

"Whether it's the 'universal solvent' before or the teleportation magic circle now, it seems that you are still the same as before, just following the rules you want to follow."

"In fact, you hate this, right? You hate those mediocre and incompetent people hanging high above your head, restricting you from doing this or that."

"Because, in your eyes, almost everyone is a fool. No, they are lower creatures."

"So, the game of pretending to be a 'human' is really fun, Professor Ritas?"

In a space that seemed to have frozen time, facing Ritas who had no way of refutation, John just spoke to himself.

"Oh, maybe you misunderstood. Although I chose to leave the academy and turn my back on everything I've accumulated, I haven't given up on getting along with you."

"So, I will look forward to the day in the future when you are tired of adding so many constraints to yourself and embark on the same path as me."

As John finished his words, the white space dissipated.

There were three figures when the teleportation magic circle was successfully operating, but only two were left outside the maze.

When the dream came to an end, Ritas slowly opened his eyes.

Wherever you look, you'll see a familiar ceiling.
Ritas, who was able to identify his location through the ceiling, realized that he was in the academy's treatment center.

After standing up a little, Ritas felt tearing pain all over his body, especially in his abdomen, which was cramping from the inside out.

With an expression of uncontrollable pain, after bending over and enduring for a long time, Ritas finally exhaled a breath of foul air filled with the smell of blood.

Until this is improved, please stop using teleportation magic.
After gaining a real understanding of the pain, Ritas looked around and saw a white disc on a low cabinet nearby.

The disc is in the unfolded state.

"Bath goddess?"

“Ohh ...

It seemed that the bathing goddess had focused her attention elsewhere and immediately sent back the voice.

"Eh? No, no! I've been watching over you for such a long time, why did you have to wake up when I wasn't watching? Come on, go back and have some more sleep, I want to see you wake up with my own eyes!"

".Will waking up under your gaze bring any benefit to either of us?"

"Uh, it seems like there isn't one?"

As usual, Ritas casually exchanged a few words with the Bathing Goddess.

Perhaps because she is detached from this world, no matter what happens, the bathing goddess at the other end of the disc remains the same as always.

"How long have I been unconscious?"

"I shouldn't have told this to a patient who hasn't recovered. But... after hearing this, you have to hold on for three to three years."

"."

Ritas looked at the white disc as if it were a fool.

“I’m really going to bury this thing.”

“Ahhhh, don’t bury me, don’t bury me. You’re really going too far! You always make fun of me and play jokes on me. Not only did you turn a goddess like me into a bathing goddess, you even drew magic circles on the disc. And now it’s my turn to play a joke on me and you want to bury me! Ten days, ten days, uh, maybe nine days? No, eight days? Anyway, it’s about a week—”

So how many days?
However, Ritas did think that the Bathing Goddess's complaints were worth reflecting on. His attitude towards the Bathing Goddess became more and more casual and rude without him noticing.

In this case, let's find some time to add a hand-washing area, oh no, a baptismal font, to the baptistery cathedral.

"Has the Bathing Goddess been here these days?" "What if not?"

"Now besides me, there are other people who can hear the voice of the Bathing Goddess and know of your existence. Wouldn't it be nice for the Bathing Goddess to occasionally act with others? For example, Merci."

"You think so too!?"

I don't think so.
"Ah~ I also want to live with Merci in a tree house full of beautiful girls, but Merci's wife tearfully begged me to let her goddess stay by your side. How can I refuse? Speaking of which, Merci is pretty unlucky. These days, she has been busy in this ward whenever she has time, but today she had to leave, and then you woke up."

"Have to leave? What happened?"

Ritas, who had not yet completely recovered from the tension of the labyrinth incident, asked with a slightly exaggerated reaction.

"It's not like anything happened. Isn't there a school assembly for all students? She just went to the auditorium to attend the assembly."

Listening to the words of the Bathing Goddess, Ritas showed an expression of "I see".

It was a school assembly before the summer vacation.

In other words, the specific time he was in a coma was not ten days or a week, but six days.
"A lot of things have happened in the past few days. The biggest event is probably the cancellation of the final exam for the elementary school department!"

Is this actually the biggest event? It seems that the college has been quite peaceful these days.

"After all, such a big incident happened during the practical test, so no one should be in the mood to think about the test. The good news is that although some students were injured in this maze incident, there were no worse situations or disappearances."

Although it was a big event when students were injured in school activities, compared to the scale of the overall incident, only a few casualties was good news.

There is no doubt that Levis's protective barrier played an absolute role in this.

However, Ritas still feels that these calm times are only temporary.

In fact, the matter has not been exposed yet because the power of the "solar eclipse" magic is still there.

After a while, when forgetful people have forgotten what magic looks like that cannot be matched by the scorching sun, demons and monsters will continue to pop up.

Besides, after all that has happened, there should be a wave of dropouts in the academy.

Regardless of how well it's done, Levis is really running this magic academy with all her heart.

Therefore, it can be imagined that for a long time after the exodus began, Livis would be in a state where her eyebrows could not be touched.

In the magic world where teleportation magic arrays are taboo, there is no reason why "solar eclipse" should not be.
Soon after, a symbolic warning from the magical community would appear on Levis' desk.

Hmm. Are you going to get into trouble with the bad-tempered tree witch?

Ritas can only wish them good luck in his heart.

"Cecilia was seriously injured in the labyrinth, but she recovered two days ago. And you rescued Engel and 'Little Yellow Hair'."

"It's about time you start calling student Filigree Kota by her name, the Bathing Goddess."

"Tsk, isn't it more friendly to call them by nicknames? Never mind. Anyway, it's Engel and Filigree, and your teacher has taken over. It seems that the condition of the two is beyond the level that Levis's healing magic can handle. So, it is said that they were taken to the 'Father of Magical Tools'."

Susola, the "Father of Magical Tools" and one of the Four Sages
He is probably the only one among the four sages who is on good terms with Levis.

However, judging from past indications, Ritas had reasonable grounds to suspect that his teacher had been bullying Susola, an honest and wise man.

Since Levis has found Susola, perhaps these two want to use magic tools to complete the missing parts of Engri and Filigree?

"Is it my fault that Engel has become what he is now?"

A shadow appeared between Ritas's brows.

In the game world of "Star Mark", no matter whether Engri is chosen in the forced choice between two options, no matter what the future holds, it is at least a healthy state.

"You didn't make Engel like that. If you want to blame yourself for all the negative things caused by the butterfly effect, it will never end. And if you want to blame yourself, you should at least take the positive things that came with it, right?"

"front."

"Wow——with that expression of yours, are you trying to ask 'positive? Are there really positive things~'? Of course there are, right? Rather, except for those two people who are really helpless, Engel and Filigree, all the changes you have caused are positive. Moreover, Engel's side is not necessarily all negative. At least now, neither Cecilia nor Engel will probably become cadres of the Demon King's Army in the future."

"."

Is becoming a cadre of the Demon King's army really more miserable than having your lower body transformed into a plant-like existence?

Ritas did not comment.

"Since we've come this far, let's do a settlement for this 'Muri No. I Forgot Which Labyrinth Large Instance'."

"Well, your line is a bit special after all, so even if you kill monsters in the dungeon, you can't tell whether you get experience points or level up. If you don't count the two people you rescued, you basically get nothing."

"This is why reality is so boring compared to games! I spent so much time to clear a dungeon, but there is no tangible reward!"

The Bathing Goddess was completely unaware of herself and said the word "reality" very smoothly.

"But there are some overall gains. These days, I have carefully watched all the slices you made that day. So, I can assure you that although your students have not changed much in appearance and strength, they have definitely grown in their hearts and spirits—"

"The game's 'Star Mark' world, after all, revolves around the hero, the hero. So, even if the supporting characters may have some personal stories, they are generally just tools to increase the bond value with the protagonist. And in your class, let alone other things, at least in a few years when they graduate, no one will just become someone else's appendage."

The shadow between his brows was gradually dissipating, and Ritas stared at the white disk with strange eyes.

So. Why is this woman summarizing everything?

Rather, he just went through some things and was not feeling well, so he was not in a good mood. Did he really look so lost that he needed the goddess of bathing to encourage and comfort him?
"actually."

Ritas, who couldn't stand this kind of injustice, wanted to defend himself.

At this moment, the sound of bells came from the bell tower next to the college auditorium.

When-when-when-

With the end of the school assembly, the ringing of the bell marked the end of this semester and the arrival of summer vacation.

"Although we still have many issues that have not been resolved. Moreover, the world will not enter a period of rest together with the academy. But at least for the students, the next period will be a vacation where they can completely relax their bodies and minds."

Ritas breathed a sigh of relief, his mood changed, and spoke softly.

"Oh? Holiday already? What else is there to say? See you next semester~"

"Um"

Ritas nodded and walked to the window.

"See you next semester, Bath Goddess."

Looking at the figures of students walking out of the auditorium in the distance, Ritas said goodbye to the Bathing Goddess with a smile.

(End of this chapter)